Visit your nearest Microsoft retail store or shop online to get your holiday shopping done early and save money on some great holiday gifts.

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 21, 2012 – Get a head start on shopping this holiday season with some of the coolest tech around. For a limited time beginning 12 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, Microsoft retail stores and the online store are offering great deals on hot products. Whether you’re looking for a new Touch cover for your Surface, a new Xbox 360 console, games or productivity software, you’ll find a great deal for a loved one – or yourself. Check out all the deals and get further details. Or find a Microsoft store near you - http://content.microsoftstore.com/home.aspx

Note that all offers in the slideshow below are U.S. only, and are not available at Holiday “pop up” stores. The Microsoft Store online offers free shipping on all orders.